WestCO

Medical & Dental Schools in Colorado

5 programs in our catalogue — 1 MD, 3 DO, 1 dental.

About Colorado: Pop. ~5.9M; Denver metro (~2.9M) anchors the state's medical ecosystem. University of Colorado School of Medicine and Rocky Vista University COM (DO) serve the region.

In-state preference overview: University of Colorado School of Medicine has a strong in-state preference; roughly 75–80% of the MD class are Colorado residents. Rocky Vista University (DO) accepts a national pool with some preference for Colorado and Rocky Mountain region applicants.

Major health systems / top employers: UCHealth · SCL Health (CommonSpirit Health) · Children's Hospital Colorado · Denver Health · Banner Health (CO)

Explore by program type in Colorado

MD Allopathic Medical Schools

1 listed

AMCAS applications, MCAT/GPA medians, in-state preference, and MMI interview formats for allopathic MD programmes.

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DO Osteopathic Medical Schools

3 listed

AACOMAS applications, MCAT/GPA profiles, osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) training emphasis and DO philosophy.

View 3 DO Schools →Full DO catalogue

Dental Schools (DDS / DMD)

1 listed

AADSAS applications, DAT requirements, GPA medians, in-state preference and clinical training emphasis for dental programmes.

View 1 Dental School →Full dental catalogue

Colorado at a glance

MD programs: 1
DO programs: 3
Dental programs: 1

Application resources

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